Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [subord] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was simply that most people , while wanting the ends , preferred to walk away from the means : especially when they were distasteful , and most especially when they failed . |
| 2 | Although this is a legal thing to do in Texas , an uproar over the shameless display of influence-peddling prompted most of the recipients to return the money ( mostly only after they had cashed the cheques ) . |
| 3 | It was now that a more marked difference from the Parisians showed itself in their work , most obviously when they laid hands on Sermisy or Janequin for their own purposes . |
| 4 | Right so if they give you two s two lengths to fine a third length the easiest way and the most accurate way is use Pythagoras . |
| 5 | So presumably if they do n't get bids for those routes then they they ca n't do anything about it . |
| 6 | It 's been all right since they 've lived here because so few people come . |
| 7 | ‘ A programme like this might be all right if they had a proper documentary on the subject sometimes , but they do n't , ’ he said . |
| 8 | And would it be all right if they brought another couple of Conor 's mates ? |
| 9 | ‘ They 'd have been all right if they 'd been firewomen — she loves women , ’ he said . |
| 10 | But Mr Aimetti believes that it is easy enough to get them to work together successfully if they share a common technical language , in accounting , for example . |
| 11 | People were nevertheless quick to identify an interested argument and they did not feel disagreements less keenly because they understated them . |
| 12 | Seldom before have England needed him so badly as they go into tomorrow 's third Test in Bombay already beaten 2-0 in the series by India . |
| 13 | Transatlantic birds such as the Tennessee warbler and Blackburnian warbler have also turned up in Fair Isle , amazing journeys for small birds , and especially so if they depend on insects for food , as most warblers do . |
| 14 | This is especially so if they have lost their muzzles , for it is likely they will have all the food they require down there with them . |
| 15 | Although there can never be any guarantees , it is frequently the case that older children enjoy working with younger ones , enjoy the responsibility they are being given , and behave much better than they do when they are working on their own . |
| 16 | Chivers , providing dynamic leadership as Derry get ready for their most important match since last year 's Ulster decider , is adamant that the side can play much , much better than they did in the McKenna climax . |
| 17 | They should have done much better as they dominated for long spells , but failed miserably in the art of scoring . |
| 18 | Visiting rights have the great advantage of being optional , not obligatory , so Christopher and Jane were only together because they wanted to be . |
| 19 | And potential users can ignore the church all together if they want . |
| 20 | One common feature is that the vowels in question are more like or when they precede another vowel , less so when they precede a consonant or pause . |
| 21 | This might be less so if they realised how impressive human beings are when submitted to computational analysis . |
| 22 | And that is n't so long since they 'd seen her |
| 23 | A wag in the crowd quipped that it is so long since they have been in evidence , police enquiries are being hampered because no one can name or describe them . |
| 24 | ‘ I know you mean well , love , ’ he wrote , ‘ but Maureen and Chris have managed for so long because they have kept it so low key . |
| 25 | Nor is it good news for the majority of people who already own-especially those who became first-time buyers over the past four years and whose complete capital has been wiped out : more than a million such people are probably technically bankrupt but need not admit it so long as they keep paying their mortgage . |
| 26 | Modern society , it may be argued , is not like a set of neatly intermeshing and well-oiled cogs , but rather a game in which groups of players have considerable discretion so long as they keep within a set of rules which are often themselves rather loosely defined or at least open to negotiation and change . |
| 27 | cos I do n't mind what they have so long as they eat it |
| 28 | Temperature requirements are not too critical either , so long as they fall somewhere in the range of 20–28°C . |
| 29 | ( p93 ) It would appear that as long as the buyer communicates the purpose for which the goods are required , he does not have to specify all of the particular applications so long as they fall within the scope of normal purpose . |
| 30 | So long as they believed in themselves they could make shift with constitutions and parliaments and dull republics . |